Rodrigues Night-Heron vs Forest Bittern
Nycticorax megacephalus verglichen mit Zonerodius heliosylus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Rodrigues Night-Heron | Forest Bittern |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Nycticorax megacephalus | Zonerodius heliosylus |
| Ordnung | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Familie | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Extinct | Near Threatened |
| Länge | — | — |
| Flügelspannweite | — | 60,6 cm (23.9 in) |
| Gewicht | — | 802,0 g (28.29 oz) |
| Ernährung | -- | -- |
| Gelegegröße | -- | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Erhaltungsstatus
Extinct
Rodrigues Night-Heron
Near Threatened
Forest Bittern
About These Birds
Rodrigues Night-Heron
The Rodrigues Night-Heron (Nycticorax megacephalus) is an extinct species of night-heron belonging to the family Ardeidae, formerly endemic to the island of Rodrigues in the Mascarene island group in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The species is known from subfossil and fossil bones, supplemented by historical accounts by French colonists and castaways who visited or were stranded on Rodrigues in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The scientific name megacephalus means 'large-headed' in Greek, a morphological feature noted in the skeletal …